Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Red Tower
- The Shambles
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Rowntree Park
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Observatory
- Alcuin of York
- The Multangular Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Abbey
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Minster Library
- The Debtors' Prison