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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Micklegate Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- 62 Low Petergate
- Hair of a Roman Girl