Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Multangular Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Coins
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Hoard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Dick Turpin