Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Fishergate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Male Grooming
- Clifford's Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- The Basilica
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Crux's Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Coins