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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Airfield
- The Hospitium
- Ouse Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Bombed
- The Assembly Rooms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Shambles
- The Roman Fortress