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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- York Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Olive Oil Container
- Water Lanes