Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A Pipkin
- George Leeman
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Shambles
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham School
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fairfax House
- Ouse Bridge