Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- King Edward II and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vikings and Christianity
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Holy Trinity Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Water Lanes
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Jubbergate
- Fishergate Bar