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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of an Athlete
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barker Tower
- The York Observatory
- The End of the Abbey
- Transport Moves On
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- John Carr - Architect
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bone Trial Piece