Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Roman Head Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Lendal Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue