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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Castle
- Fairfax House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library