Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Guildhall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The George Fox Incident
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Castle
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Coins
- Skeldergate Bridge