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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The First Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Bar Convent
- Barker Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of Napoleon
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey