Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Crest of York St John College
- A New University
- The Guildhall
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham School
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Olave
- The End of the Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Hoard