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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Holocaust
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- John Carr - Architect
- First World War York
- The Railway Institute
- The White Rose of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Norman Window Frame
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- Cumberland House, King's Staith