Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rebuilt in Stone
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A Pipkin
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Crest of York St John College
- The New Theatre
- Medieval Prisons
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Bar