Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fairfax House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- Barker Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Greyfriars
- Cinema Comes to York
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Micklegate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Alcuin of York