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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Roman Fortress
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- The Guildhall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- Treasurer's House