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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Sixties York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The 1190 Massacre
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Helen
- Micklegate Bar
- A New Walk
- York Bombed