Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Vision For York
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Helmet
- First World War Memorial
- Scarborough Bridge