Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Castle
- Barker Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Alcuin of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of the Standard
- Holy Trinity Church
- The White Rose of York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Cawood Sword
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Norman House
- Vikings and Christianity