Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Carving
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Olave
- The York Observatory
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The New Theatre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Bombed
- The Bar Convent
- Is York Cursed?