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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Bombed
- York's Airfield
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham School
- The Multangular Tower
- A New University
- Guy Fawkes