Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fire in the Minster
- Minster Library
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of Napoleon
- A Pipkin
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New University
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- 62 Low Petergate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate