Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Female Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Olave
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Norman Window Frame
- Rowntree Park
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New Walk
- Industrial Upheaval
- A Pipkin
- Roman Head Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed