Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Guildhall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Crux's Church
- First World War Memorial
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Helmet
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- William Etty, Artist
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Cross