Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Bootham Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Minster
- The Shambles
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Castle
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate