Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Crux's Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Crest of York St John College
- Fairfax House
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The County Court House
- The First Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard III and York
- York Central Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Battle of the Standard