Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Helen
- Crest of York St John College
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mystery Plays
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Clifford's Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Head Pot
- View from Station Rise