Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- York Central Library
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Clifford's Tower
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel