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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Railway Station
- Water Lanes
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Greyfriars
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cinema Comes to York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Archbishop Scrope Executed