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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- The Guildhall
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Norman Window Frame
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mary Ward
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Rowntree Park
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Hoard
- Minster Library