Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The County Court House
- Olive Oil Container
- Clifford's Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Monk Bar
- Jubbergate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War Memorial
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Tower