Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust
- Clifford's Tower
- George Leeman
- Anglian Carving
- York Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- King's Manor - Victorian
- View from Station Rise
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- William Etty, Artist
- Statue of Napoleon