Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Cawood Sword
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward I and York
- Judges Lodging
- Industrial Upheaval
- Guy Fawkes
- The Red Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Sixties York
- The Roman Fortress
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