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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Richard II and York
- First World War Memorial
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The County Court House
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Hoard
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Inscription to Hecules