Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Water Lanes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- John Carr - Architect
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Prisons