Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree Park
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Bridge
- The Female Prison
- Gold Arm Ring
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Dick Turpin
- Minster Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse