Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Hoard
- York Art Gallery
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Carving