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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Lendal Tower
- The First Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- Barley Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Olave
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Rebuilt in Stone