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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Retreat
- Viking Coins
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Garrison
- Church of St Helen
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Barley Hall
- The White Rose of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Bombed
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Artists, Writers and Scientists