Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward II and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mary Ward
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Black Death
- York and the Holocaust