Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Boot
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rowntree Park
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works
- St Crux's Church
- The Hospitium
- The End of the Abbey
- Monk Bar