Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barley Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Council of Arles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Stonegate
- Water Lanes
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Medieval Chamber Pot