Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mystery Plays
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Lendal Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- York Central Library
- King Edward I and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The White Rose of York
- Alcuin of York
- New Earswick
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Vikings and Christianity
- The First Minster