Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze weights
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Cawood Sword
- St Crux's Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Cross
- Norman Window Frame
- Military Belt Fitting
- Jubbergate
- Fishergate Bar