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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- Stonegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave
- The First Minster
- The Retreat
- New Shopping Centres
- The End of the Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inscription from Fortress Gate