Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- The Assembly Rooms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- The York Observatory
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Lendal Tower
- George Leeman
- The First Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging
- The Battle of the Standard
- Sixties York
- A New University
- Anglian Burial Vessel