Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The County Court House
- The Roman Fortress
- Jubbergate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mary Ward
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Burial Vessel