Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Retreat
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Olave
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mary Ward
- York's Coat of Arms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Debtors' Prison