Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze weights
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Multangular Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard II and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- John Carr - Architect
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Castle