Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Helmet
- The Basilica
- A Pipkin
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Yorkshire Museum
- De Grey Rooms
- Bone Trial Piece
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Retreat
- St Columba's United Reformed Church