Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Ouse Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Feeding Roman York
- Jubbergate
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Dick Turpin
- Olive Oil Container
- York in the fifteenth Century