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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Bar Convent
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman House
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Bar
- The New Theatre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Central Library