Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- De Grey Rooms
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Red Tower
- Viking Coins
- Roman Head Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Alcuin of York
- Micklegate Bar
- Mary Ward
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Holocaust
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey