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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Treasurer's House
- A New Walk
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The New Theatre
- Minster Library
- The Mystery Plays
- Middleham Jewel
- Stonegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Crest of York St John College