Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Coins
- Royal Station Hotel
- Olive Oil Container
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of Napoleon
- Teaching the Poor
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Monk Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Wilfrid