Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Barley Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- John Carr - Architect