Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A Pipkin
- Yorkshire Museum
- New Earswick
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Cross
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New University
- William Etty, Artist
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman House
- Viking Silk Cap