Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King Edward II and York
- The Guildhall
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Coins
- The Female Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York in the fifteenth Century