Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Teaching the Poor
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- View from Station Rise
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St William's Shrine
- The York Helmet
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Gold Arm Ring
- Gold Finger Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The First Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower