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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Alcuin of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Barker Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of All Saints Pavement