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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Norman Window Frame
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Carving
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Boot
- The Red Tower
- York Garrison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bone Trial Piece
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard III and York