Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Cross
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Barley Hall
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Edward II and York
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of the God Mars