Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The End of the Abbey
- York Bombed
- Our Lady's Row
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Silver Strap Ends