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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Female Prison
- Walmgate Bar
- Victoria Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Helen
- Sixties York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- The New Theatre