Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Head Pot
- The Bar Convent
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Crest of York St John College
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Railway Station
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Carving