Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Guildhall
- De Grey Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Is York Cursed?
- Teaching the Poor
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St William's Shrine
- Sixties York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Mystery Plays
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill