Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Gold Arm Ring
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Minster
- Fairfax House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 18th Century