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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Male Grooming
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of an Athlete
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Red Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham School
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cinema Comes to York