Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Head Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The 1190 Massacre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward III and York
- George Leeman