Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham School
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Sword Pommel
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Roman Fortress
- The First Minster