Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rowntree Park
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The First Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Yorkshire Museum
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fishergate Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop