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 in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Boot
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Observatory
- Silver Strap Ends
- The First Railway Station