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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Treasurer's House
- De Grey Rooms
- The Railway Institute
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Dick Turpin
- First World War Memorial
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules