Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Hospitium
- The Red Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham School
- Our Lady's Row
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Pilgrimage of Grace