Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward III and York
- Minster Library
- Dick Turpin
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A Pipkin
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Arm Ring
- Middleham Jewel
- The Horn of Ulf