Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward I and York
- Bootham Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Dick Turpin
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Abbot's House
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Cross