Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- First World War Memorial
- The Bar Convent
- Scarborough Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Retreat
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of the God Mars
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Olave