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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- George Leeman
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Walmgate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Sixties York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Treasurer's House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Industrial Upheaval
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Micklegate Bar
- St Crux's Church