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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Cross
- Walmgate Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- Elizabeth Boardingham