Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Olive Oil Container
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Retreat
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's Coat of Arms
- Victoria Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Female Prison