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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- First World War Memorial
- The Retreat
- New Earswick
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The 1190 Massacre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Coins
- St William's Shrine
- New Shopping Centres
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom