Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward I and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Garrison
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze weights
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Hoard