Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Crest of York St John College
- Aldwark Synagogue
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Minster Library
- Guy Fawkes
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Jubbergate
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl