Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Industrial Upheaval
- Feeding Roman York
- De Grey Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bone Trial Piece
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church