Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mansion House
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Leeman
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway Institute
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Second World War York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Roman Head Pot
- New Shopping Centres