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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- The Mansion House
- Clifford's Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham School
- The End of the Abbey
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The New Theatre
- The Debtors' Prison