Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway Institute
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Norman Window Frame
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham School