Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Royal Station Hotel
- Dick Turpin
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Male Grooming
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Head Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- Fairfax House
- The George Fox Incident
- York Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes