Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- King Edward II and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A Pipkin
- Minster Library
- Micklegate Bar