Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Holocaust
- The White Rose of York
- Crest of York St John College
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Industrial Upheaval
- The George Fox Incident
- The Shambles
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Minster
- Rowntree Park
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze weights
- Inscription to Hecules