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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Teaching the Poor
- St Crux's Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Olave
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard III and York
- York Garrison
- Water Lanes
- The Bar Convent
- The Medieval Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions