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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Abbot's House
- Judges Lodging
- Fishergate Bar
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Barker Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Middleham Jewel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Military Belt Fitting