Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Edward II and York
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of an Athlete
- Middleham Jewel
- Victoria Bar
- The Debtors' Prison