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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Debtors' Prison
- Micklegate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Council of Arles
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Feeding Roman York
- Olive Oil Container
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Arm Ring