Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St William's Shrine
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree Park
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers