Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward I and York
- Barker Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- William Etty, Artist
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Norman Castle
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Garrison
- The Basilica
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop