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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Airfield
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Black Death
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Red Tower
- The Bar Convent
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mansion House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers