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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- The Bar Convent
- Guy Fawkes
- Transport Moves On
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of Napoleon
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels