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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vikings and Christianity
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Carving
- The White Rose of York
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- New Earswick
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cinema Comes to York