Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Water Lanes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Hospitium
- The Council of Arles
- Is York Cursed?
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Castle Museum
- The Retreat
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- De Grey Rooms