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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Bombed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree Park
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fairfax House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Water Lanes
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of an Athlete
- Alcuin of York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Boot
- Norman Window Frame
- Amber Bead Workshop