Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription to Hecules
- Norman Window Frame
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- John Carr - Architect
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery