Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fairfax House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Richard II and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New Vision For York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop