Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Holy Trinity Church
- Water Lanes
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Castle Museum
- Guy Fawkes
- Norman Window Frame
- Margaret Clitherow
- Feeding Roman York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mystery Plays
- New Shopping Centres
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- View from Station Rise