Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Red Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- First World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Jubbergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Union Gas Works
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Amber Bead Workshop