Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Silk Cap
- John Carr - Architect
- Holy Trinity Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Crux's Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Black Death
- The Roman Fortress
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St William's Shrine