Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- Bone Trial Piece
- Royal Station Hotel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barker Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Norman Window Frame
- Alcuin of York
- King Richard III and York
- Stonegate
- York Bombed
- The Female Prison
- The Bar Convent