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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Gold Finger Ring
- Monk Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fishergate Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway Institute
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake