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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Black Death
- Statue of Napoleon
- Water Lanes
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze weights
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- A New University