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 Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The End of the Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Basilica
- York Bombed
- Norman Window Frame
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inscription to Hecules
- The First Railway Station
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey