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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of an Athlete
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Coins
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Cawood Sword
- Margaret Clitherow
- Medieval Prisons
- The Norman House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Treasurer's House