Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard II and York
- Is York Cursed?
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Stonegate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Red Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Shambles
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King's Manor - Victorian