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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Retreat
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Helen
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Olive Oil Container
- Middleham Jewel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Union Gas Works
- De Grey Rooms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze weights