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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward III and York
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- St Crux's Church
- The Bar Convent
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Silk Cap
- First World War York
- York's Airfield