Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Royal Station Hotel
- The New Theatre
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Minster Library
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Daniel Defoe's York