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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree Park
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Leeman
- Monk Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The 1190 Massacre