Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Female Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Holocaust
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Ripon College for Women
- Cinema Comes to York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Constantius Chlorus