Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward II and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Art Gallery
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mansion House
- Victoria Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York