Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Olave
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman House
- York Central Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Yorkshire Museum
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Monk Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier