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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine
- Silver Strap Ends
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Our Lady's Row
- Vikings and Christianity
- Alcuin of York
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Gold Finger Ring
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- First World War York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New University