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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- Mary Ward
- Jubbergate
- The Debtors' Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Mystery Plays
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Our Lady's Row
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Airfield
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Carving