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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Crest of York St John College
- A New Vision For York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Abbey
- The County Court House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Holy Trinity Church
- Dick Turpin
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Treasurer's House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate