Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- King Richard III and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Clifford's Tower
- York Castle Museum
- Vikings and Christianity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Dick Turpin
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The New Theatre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Medieval Abbey