Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Boot
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fire in the Minster
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fairfax House
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Crest of York St John College
- The White Rose of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- First World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- William Etty, Artist