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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Boot
- The Basilica
- The Greyfriars
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- Bootham Bar
- St William's Shrine
- The Medieval Castle