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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The White Rose of York
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Middleham Jewel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The End of the Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers