Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Finger Ring
- Monk Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Second World War York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Retreat
- Feeding Roman York
- Transport Moves On
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace