Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- A Pipkin
- The Female Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Horn of Ulf
- Statue of Napoleon
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Retreat
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar
- Sixties York