Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Female Prison
- John Carr - Architect
- The Abbot's House
- Scarborough Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Castle Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Water Lanes
- Olive Oil Container
- Cinema Comes to York