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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- New Shopping Centres
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Stonegate
- The Roman Fortress
- The First Minster
- Viking Boot
- A New University
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Observatory
- Lendal Bridge