Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman House
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Carving
- The New Theatre
- Bronze weights
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Transport Moves On