Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Mansion House
- View from Station Rise
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Richard III and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- William Etty, Artist
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The County Court House
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Norman Window Frame