Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- View from Station Rise
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Garrison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Is York Cursed?
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'