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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Feeding Roman York
- George Leeman
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Guildhall
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Richard II and York
- New Shopping Centres