Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Observatory
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Monk Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman House
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Carving
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Constantius Chlorus
- The George Fox Incident
- Fire in the Minster
- The Basilica
- York's first historian: Francis Drake