Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Lendal Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The White Rose of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Middleham Jewel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Medieval Prisons