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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Monk Bar
- Victoria Bar
- The Retreat
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Debtors' Prison
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription to Hecules
- Barker Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'