Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Head Pot
- York Garrison
- The Abbot's House
- Feeding Roman York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Basilica
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fairfax House
- George Leeman
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Guy Fawkes
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head