Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Castle Museum
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- Is York Cursed?
- The Assembly Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Female Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Dick Turpin