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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Scarborough Bridge
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Lendal Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Barker Tower
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- The Female Prison
- Micklegate Bar
- York Garrison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect