Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Lendal Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Shambles
- York Railway Station
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Carving
- St William's Shrine
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Red Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Roman Head Pot
- Dick Turpin