Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- The County Court House
- Roman Head Pot
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Railway Station
- St Crux's Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas