Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Bone Trial Piece
- Dick Turpin
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Assembly Rooms
- John Carr - Architect
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Richard III and York
- Mary Ward
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Female Prison