Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Basilica
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Helmet
- York Garrison
- The Norman House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The First Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Minster Library