Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Victoria Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ripon College for Women
- Feeding Roman York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Vision For York
- Stonegate
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard II and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Olave
- First World War Memorial
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse