Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree Park
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Minster
- The Black Death
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Silver Strap Ends
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Walmgate Bar
- The Railway Institute
- St Crux's Church
- The County Court House