Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Helen
- Industrial Upheaval
- View from Station Rise
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Cross
- The Retreat
- The White Rose of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The New Theatre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery