Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Silk Cap
- Walmgate Bar
- Fairfax House
- The 1190 Massacre
- The New Theatre
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Cross
- The Horn of Ulf
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Prisons
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Alcuin of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug