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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Rowntree Park
- York Garrison
- Ouse Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior