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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Bone Trial Piece
- Jubbergate
- Bronze weights
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Abbot's House
- The Guildhall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward I and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Holy Trinity Church
- William Etty, Artist