Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree Park
- De Grey Rooms
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Olave
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The First Railway Station
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Gold Arm Ring
- Lendal Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed