Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Barker Tower
- The Bar Convent
- The Guildhall
- Treasurer's House
- The Multangular Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- Ouse Bridge
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in Viking Times