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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New Walk
- The York Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School
- The Abbot's House
- York's Airfield
- De Grey Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers