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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Roman Fortress
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Railway Station
- A New University
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Holy Trinity Church
- Barker Tower
- St Crux's Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Is York Cursed?
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Garrison