Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- The George Fox Incident
- Micklegate Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Prisons
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Feeding Roman York
- Victoria Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- The Medieval Castle
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop