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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham School
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Barker Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Gold Finger Ring
- De Grey Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Observatory
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Minster
- King Richard III and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church