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 in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mansion House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Walk
- The Bar Convent
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Richard III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard II and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway