Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription to Hecules
- Treasurer's House
- The County Court House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Roman Fortress
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward I and York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels