Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War Memorial
- Gold Arm Ring
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Railway Station
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Boot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Walmgate Bar