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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Middleham Jewel
- The First Minster
- Anglian Carving
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Stonegate
- A Pipkin
- Viking Sword Pommel
- A New University
- King's Manor - Victorian
- New Shopping Centres
- A New Vision For York
- St Crux's Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- All Saints Church, North Street