Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Coins
- St Crux's Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cinema Comes to York
- Feeding Roman York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Gold Arm Ring