Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Red Tower
- Dick Turpin
- The Council of Arles
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- View from Station Rise
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- First World War York
- The Black Death
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle