Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- First World War York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Earswick
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Stonegate
- York Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist
- Ripon College for Women
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Battle of the Standard
- St William's Shrine
- A New University