Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze weights
- Fairfax House
- Victoria Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Inscription to Hecules
- The New Theatre
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York