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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman House
- York's Airfield
- A New Walk
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway Institute
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Silver Strap Ends
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York in the fifteenth Century