Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Crux's Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Jubbergate
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Carving
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Holocaust
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York