Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward III and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Head Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- St Crux's Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl