Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Is York Cursed?
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Bar