Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Helmet
- The York Observatory
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ripon College for Women
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Olave
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Bar Convent
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Micklegate Bar
- Crest of York St John College