Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St William's Shrine
- Gold Arm Ring
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- Inscription to Hecules
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Horn of Ulf
- Alcuin of York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Vision For York