Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway Institute
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Helen
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Observatory
- A New Walk
- Lendal Bridge
- The Shambles
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom