Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Bombed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Cross
- Victoria Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Abbot's House