Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- A New Vision For York
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Victoria Bar
- York Bombed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Military Belt Fitting
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- The First Minster
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Scarborough Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- The White Rose of York