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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- A Pipkin
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- St William's Shrine
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Richard III and York