Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Middleham Jewel
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inscription to Hecules
- Rowntree Park
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior