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 City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- York's Airfield
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector