Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Bar
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward I and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Garrison
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward II and York
- Medieval Prisons