Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Black Death
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Carving
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone