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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- York Union Gas Works
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Richard II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Shambles
- Victoria Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard III and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Sixties York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva