Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Walmgate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Crux's Church
- The Black Death
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Hoard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Monk Bar