Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- First World War York
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Second World War York
- York Garrison
- New Earswick
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham School
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Sixties York
- Barley Hall