Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward II and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New University
- Queen Margaret's Arch