Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Central Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New Walk
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Olave
- Fairfax House
- Gold Finger Ring
- The County Court House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New University