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 Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New Walk
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Jubbergate
- King Edward II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses