Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- William Etty, Artist
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- The Red Tower
- The York Helmet