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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Bombed
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Hospitium
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward I and York
- King Edward III and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Gold Arm Ring
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building