Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Mystery Plays
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Boot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Holocaust
- York Castle Museum
- The Shambles
- First World War Memorial
- Holy Trinity Church