Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ripon College for Women
- The Assembly Rooms
- Is York Cursed?
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Mystery Plays
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Roman Fortress
- Walmgate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- Vikings and Christianity
- John Carr - Architect