Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Church of St Olave
- The Horn of Ulf
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Greyfriars
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Treasurer's House
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Holy Trinity Church
- Medieval Prisons
- Rowntree Park
- Dick Turpin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue