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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Roman Fortress
- First World War Memorial
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Teaching the Poor
- The Shambles
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Leeman
- Lendal Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- New Shopping Centres
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The County Court House