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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of an Athlete
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Walmgate Bar
- The County Court House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Retreat
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Jubbergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward III and York
- The Horn of Ulf