Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vikings and Christianity
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- William Etty, Artist
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Black Death
- York Bombed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church