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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- 62 Low Petergate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Basilica
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Gold Finger Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman Minster
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of Napoleon
- Water Lanes
- First World War Memorial
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St William's Shrine
- Archbishop Scrope Executed