Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Basilica
- York Union Gas Works
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Coins
- The Female Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Helen
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- First World War Memorial
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman Castle