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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Micklegate Bar
- The Red Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fishergate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Head Pot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze weights
- York Railway Station