Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Black Death
- York Art Gallery
- The Norman Abbey
- The Retreat
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Chimney Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- King Richard II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze weights
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- Viking Male Grooming
- Transport Moves On
- York Union Gas Works