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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Prisons
- Royal Station Hotel
- Clifford's Tower
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Boot
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Treasurer's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian