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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Middleham Jewel
- The New Theatre
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- The Shambles
- Barker Tower
- The First Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway