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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barley Hall
- The 1190 Massacre
- Walmgate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Jubbergate
- First World War York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Multangular Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Olive Oil Container