Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Medieval Prisons
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Coins
- The New Theatre
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap