Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Barker Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in Viking Times
- George Leeman
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Union Gas Works
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bone Trial Piece
- Constantius Chlorus
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street