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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Female Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Coins
- The Abbot's House
- New Earswick
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Crux's Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Holocaust
- The White Rose of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress