Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Bar Convent
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Hospitium
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Minster
- The White Rose of York
- A Pipkin
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Ouse Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- Eric Bloodaxe