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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New University
- Crest of York St John College
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard II and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Mansion House
- The Medieval Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Earswick
- Church of St Olave
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Our Lady's Row
- George Leeman
- Rowntree Park
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York