Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- St William's Shrine
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- New Earswick
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward III and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle