Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Monk Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Cawood Sword
- The Shambles
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham Bar
- The County Court House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle