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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Bar Convent
- Olive Oil Container
- Scarborough Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Victoria Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Black Death
- Mithras and Arimanius
- View from Station Rise
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Walmgate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom