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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Bar Convent
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Helmet
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Horn of Ulf
- Silver Strap Ends
- Barker Tower