Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in Viking Times
- John Carr - Architect
- Norman Window Frame
- New Shopping Centres
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Central Library
- Second World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation