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 Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- Scarborough Bridge
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Norman Window Frame
- Barley Hall
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Clifford's Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- John Carr - Architect
- York's first historian: Francis Drake