Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Roman Head Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Basilica
- Norman Window Frame
- Rowntree Park
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel