Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Shambles
- Clifford's Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Is York Cursed?
- Monk Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Victoria Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Female Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery