Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Cawood Sword