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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Red Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Battle of the Standard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- A Pipkin