Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Middleham Jewel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Carving
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Judges Lodging
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Olave
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Garrison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Micklegate Bar
- View from Station Rise