Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham School
- Statue of Napoleon
- View from Station Rise
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Art Gallery
- A New University
- The Retreat