Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Roman Fortress
- George Leeman
- York Central Library
- Ouse Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vikings and Christianity
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Railway Station
- Barker Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Guildhall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor - Victorian