Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Guildhall
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Retreat
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming