Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Crest of York St John College
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- First World War York
- Ouse Bridge
- Olive Oil Container
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- Treasurer's House