Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Castle Museum
- St Crux's Church
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- The Assembly Rooms
- Constantius Chlorus
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop