Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Dick Turpin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- The Red Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Medieval Prisons
- Second World War York
- Olive Oil Container
- Barley Hall
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall