Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- The York Helmet
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Norman Window Frame
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'