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 St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- York Central Library
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- 62 Low Petergate
- De Grey Rooms
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Vision For York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard II and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Military Belt Fitting
- The New Theatre
- Minster Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York