Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fairfax House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Prisons
- The Shambles
- York Castle Museum
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Olave
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New Vision For York