Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- Feeding Roman York
- The Retreat
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Alcuin of York
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Crux's Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Coins
- Dick Turpin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Royal Station Hotel