Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Lendal Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- 62 Low Petergate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Norman Window Frame
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms