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 in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Red Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Airfield
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- Inscription to Hecules
- The First Minster
- A New Walk
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Lendal Bridge
- Ouse Bridge