Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Union Gas Works
- The End of the Abbey
- The Retreat
- Inscription to Hecules
- The York Helmet
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Head Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- Military Belt Fitting
- Cumberland House, King's Staith