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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Royal Station Hotel
- Water Lanes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Greyfriars
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The County Court House