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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Water Lanes
- Royal Station Hotel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Multangular Tower
- A Pipkin
- York Central Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Jubbergate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Treasurer's House