Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Bombed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Monk Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Black Death
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Crux's Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Helmet