Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Middleham Jewel
- A New University
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Walmgate Bar
- New Earswick
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- York Central Library
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Minster Library
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre