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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Council of Arles
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Female Prison
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- The Multangular Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Dick Turpin