Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Water Lanes
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower
- York Bombed
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of Napoleon