Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A Pipkin
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Cawood Sword
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Helmet
- York Bombed
- York Garrison
- King Edward II and York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Castle Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate