Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- John Carr - Architect
- The Greyfriars
- Clifford's Tower
- First World War Memorial
- The White Rose of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Lendal Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop