Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Roman Fortress
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Scarborough Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- Guy Fawkes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- The Greyfriars
- The Mystery Plays