Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Medieval Minster
- A New University
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Water Lanes
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard II and York
- The Guildhall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Industrial Upheaval
- Barley Hall
- York Central Library
- Feeding Roman York
- St Crux's Church