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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Bombed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- The Retreat
- The Mansion House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The New Theatre
- Roman Head Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century