Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- View from Station Rise
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Judges Lodging
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- Mary Ward
- York Art Gallery
- Holy Trinity Church
- Monk Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Black Death