Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Clifford's Tower
- The Black Death
- The Railway Institute
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of the God Mars