Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New University
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Retreat
- The Multangular Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Horn of Ulf
- St William's Shrine
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The New Theatre
- The Basilica