Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Shambles
- Constantius Chlorus
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Helen
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The First Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- Aldwark Synagogue