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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Mystery Plays
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New University
- The Norman House
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- De Grey Rooms
- York Garrison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Multangular Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant