Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The Basilica
- Victoria Bar
- The Retreat
- Crest of York St John College
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham School
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Medieval Castle
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Holocaust
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze weights
- Micklegate Bar
- York Central Library
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Olive Oil Container