Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Bar Convent
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Carving
- Church of St Helen
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Helmet
- The Multangular Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- York Union Gas Works