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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The First Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Council of Arles
- York Castle Museum
- York Garrison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street