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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Our Lady's Row
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of the God Mars
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham School
- The Abbot's House
- The First Minster
- Stonegate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Guildhall
- A New Vision For York