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 City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Olave
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barley Hall
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Basilica
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum