Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Micklegate Bar
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Horn of Ulf
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Council of Arles