Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Our Lady's Row
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Art Gallery
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Guildhall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fishergate Bar
- The Railway Institute
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Roman Fortress