Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Helen
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New University
- Fishergate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fire in the Minster