Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- De Grey Rooms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham School
- Statue of an Athlete