Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- The Red Tower
- The Black Death
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Debtors' Prison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Shambles
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fire in the Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Is York Cursed?
- New Earswick