Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- York Castle Museum
- Ripon College for Women
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Coat of Arms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Gods and Goddesses