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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The County Court House
- A Pipkin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Vikings and Christianity
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Guildhall
- Statue of the God Mars
- Stonegate
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier