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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Holy Trinity Church
- Olive Oil Container
- York's Coat of Arms
- Gold Finger Ring
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Minster
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers