Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Alcuin of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Margaret Clitherow
- Dick Turpin
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Observatory
- York's Airfield
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Art Gallery
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times