Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Carving
- Lendal Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Walk
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Richard III and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Aldwark Synagogue