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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The First Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- The Abbot's House
- Stonegate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Castle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'