Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Water Lanes
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Judges Lodging
- The Horn of Ulf
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Crux's Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Bar
- Minster Library
- Teaching the Poor