Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The York Helmet
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The First Minster
- Anglian Carving
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway Institute
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Black Death
- A Pipkin
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- The Retreat
- Barker Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa