Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- The Shambles
- Rowntree Park
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Basilica
- A Pipkin
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway