Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Helen
- Jubbergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Norman Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Rowntree Park
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's first historian: Francis Drake