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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- John Carr - Architect
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of an Athlete
- The County Court House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Red Tower
- York Garrison
- The Norman House
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Central Methodist Chapel