Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Railway Station
- Bootham School
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Norman Window Frame
- The First Railway Station
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa