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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Crux's Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Military Belt Fitting
- Dick Turpin
- Inscription to Hecules
- Monk Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Water Lanes
- William Etty, Artist
- Barker Tower
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Olave