Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Debtors' Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Central Library
- A New University
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman Minster
- View from Station Rise
- A New Vision For York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Chamber Pot