Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mansion House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Castle
- The York Observatory
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Council of Arles
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor