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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Transport Moves On
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham School
- Anglian Cross
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The New Theatre
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Tower
- Second World War York
- King Edward III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St William's Shrine