Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- King Edward I and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Guy Fawkes
- Royal Station Hotel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman House
- Second World War York
- Anglian Carving
- The White Rose of York