Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Boot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The First Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Roman Head Pot
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Carving