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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Silk Cap
- The First Minster
- York Garrison
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Olave
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Shambles
- King Richard III and York
- Royal Station Hotel