Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Gold Finger Ring
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New University
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Female Prison