Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Boot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Central Library
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fishergate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Treasurer's House