Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Abbot's House
- New Earswick
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Mystery Plays
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- New Shopping Centres
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- York Union Gas Works
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa