Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Alcuin of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Castle
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Female Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers