Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway Institute
- Treasurer's House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Castle
- Minster Library
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Constantius Chlorus
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Alcuin of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church