Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- William Etty, Artist
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Coat of Arms
- Barker Tower
- Clifford's Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Dick Turpin
- Scarborough Bridge