Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vikings and Christianity
- The County Court House
- A New University
- King Richard II and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Basilica
- The Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)