Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mansion House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The George Fox Incident
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Castle Museum
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Roman Fortress