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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Ouse Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Olive Oil Container
- The Council of Arles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Second World War York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Micklegate Bar
- The Retreat
- John Carr - Architect
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'