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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward I and York
- The Shambles
- The Council of Arles
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Guy Fawkes
- Walmgate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway Institute