Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham School
- York Bombed
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Minster
- The Black Death
- The Hospitium
- Monk Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Hoard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barley Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of the God Mars