Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Boot
- The Hospitium
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Union Gas Works
- York Garrison
- The End of the Abbey
- Fairfax House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- The County Court House