Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- New Earswick
- Stonegate
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Monk Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze weights
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Sixties York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- George Leeman
- Olive Oil Container
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall