Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Mystery Plays
- New Earswick
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Railway Station
- The End of the Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- Treasurer's House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham School