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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Airfield
- Bronze weights
- New Shopping Centres
- Dick Turpin
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Crux's Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Boot
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The New Theatre
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions