Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Debtors' Prison
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Shambles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Hospitium
- The Retreat
- A Pipkin