Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Railway Institute
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Dick Turpin
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Minster Library
- Fairfax House
- The Bar Convent
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Guildhall
- The Roman Fortress