Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The First Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze weights
- Stonegate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Leeman
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward III and York
- The Mansion House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning