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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- Silver Strap Ends
- Anglian Carving
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Our Lady's Row
- Is York Cursed?
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica