Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Water Lanes
- Treasurer's House
- St William's Shrine
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Norman Minster
- Roman Head Pot
- The Guildhall
- The Greyfriars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Railway Institute
- York Art Gallery
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times