Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Roman Fortress
- York Castle Museum
- First World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Scarborough Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- Teaching the Poor
- The Shambles
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop