Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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 First Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Minster Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Judges Lodging
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The First Minster