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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Castle
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Central Library
- Bootham School
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Debtors' Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New University
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Mystery Plays