Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Victoria Bar
- The White Rose of York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Shambles
- York Central Library
- The Basilica
- The 1190 Massacre
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Leeman
- Barker Tower
- Middleham Jewel