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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Micklegate Bar
- The Red Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman House
- King Edward I and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster