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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Carving
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Transport Moves On
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Treasurer's House
- John Carr - Architect
- Middleham Jewel
- Water Lanes