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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New Vision For York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The First Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- Rowntree Park
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart