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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Central Library
- St Crux's Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription to Hecules
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Skeldergate Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Union Gas Works