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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Observatory
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Guildhall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse