Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Earswick
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward I and York
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fishergate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Shambles
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse