I wasn't happy with the "View All" functionality and having to view archived activities in classic so I created this component bundle: I added it to the contact page.
Older events and task:
 
Controller
 
public class ArchivedEventsListController {
   
    @AuraEnabled
    public static List<Event> getArchivedEvents(Id theContactId) {
        List<Event> eventList = new List<Event>();
        system.debug('theContactId = '+theContactId);
        Date thePast = system.today();
        thePast = thePast.addYears(-1);
        eventList = [SELECT isarchived,Id,whoId,who.name,type,activitydate,startdatetime,subject FROM Event  WHERE (activitydate <= :thePast  and isdeleted = false and whoId = :theContactId) order by activitydate ALL ROWS];
        system.debug('theEvents size = '+eventList.size());
        system.debug('theEvents = '+eventList);
        return eventList;
                }//getArchivedEvents
   
    @AuraEnabled
    public static List<Task> getArchivedTasks(Id theContactId) {
        List<Task> taskList = new List<Task>();
        Date thePast = system.today();
        thePast = thePast.addYears(-1);
        //system.debug('theContactId = '+theContactId);
        taskList = [SELECT isarchived,Id,whoId,who.name,activitydate,subject from Task  where (activitydate <= :thePast  and isdeleted = false and whoId = :theContactId) order by activitydate ALL ROWS];
        //system.debug('theEvents size = '+taskList.size());
        //system.debug('theEvents = '+taskList);
        return taskList;
                }//getArchivedTasks
 
}//getArchivedTasks
 
 
Test class
 
@isTest(SeeAllData=false)
private class TestArchivedEvents {
   
    public static List<Event> eventsList;
    public static List<Task> tasksList;
   
    static testMethod void test() {
       
        //create campaign so that trigger default campaign works on insert event
        Contact theContact;
                                theContact = new Contact(firstname = 'Bill', lastname =  'Murray');
        insert theContact;
               
                //create some events and tasks to test...
               
                init(theContact);
        Test.startTest();
        
       
        eventsList = ArchivedEventsListController.getArchivedEvents(theContact.Id);
        system.debug(eventsList);
        tasksList = ArchivedEventsListController.getArchivedTasks(theContact.Id);
        system.debug(tasksList);
     
        Test.stopTest();
       
    }//test
   
   
    static void init(Contact theContact){
      
                                Event testEvent1 = new Event();
        testEvent1.Subject = 'Some training';
        testEvent1.StartDateTime=system.today()-365-365;
        testEvent1.EndDateTime=system.today()-365 -365+5;
        testEvent1.Trigger_Reminder__c = false;
        insert testEvent1;
       
        Task testTask1 = new Task();
        testTask1.Subject = 'Call';
        testTask1.ActivityDate=system.today()-365-365;
        insert testTask1;
       
       
  
                }//init
   
 
 
}//TestArchivedEvents
 
Component Bundles:
 
ArchivedEvents.cmp
 
<aura:component implements="force:appHostable,force:hasRecordId,flexipage:availableForAllPageTypes"
                controller="ArchivedEventsListController"
                access="global">
   
   
   
    <!-- Handle component initialization in a client-side controller -->
    <aura:handler name="init" action="{!c.doInit}" value="{!this}" />
<!--<aura:attribute name="recordId" type="String" />-->
    <!-- Dynamically load the list of events -->
 
 
                <!-- attributes used to send EventId to row in list -->
                <!--<aura:attribute name="theEvent" type="Event"/>-->
    <aura:attribute name="theEventList" type="Event[]" />
    <aura:attribute name="theTaskList" type="Task[]" />
   
                <aura:attribute name="totalEvents" type="Integer" default="200"/>
    <aura:attribute name="totalTasks" type="Integer" default="0"/>
    <aura:attribute name="message" type="String"/>
 
 
 
<!-- Remember - Case sensitive field names -->
 
 
    <!-- PAGE HEADER -->
   
<lightning:layout class="slds-page-header slds-page-header--object-home">
   
    <lightning:layoutItem>
            <lightning:icon iconName="standard:scan_card" alternativeText="All Activities"/>
        </lightning:layoutItem>
        <lightning:layoutItem padding="horizontal-small">
           
       
    <div class="slds-page-header" role="banner">
      <div class="slds-grid">
        <div class="slds-col">
 <!-- debug title ...<p class="slds-text-heading**label">Contacts 26-06 15:05</p>    -->
      <!--    <h1 class="slds-text-heading**medium">#Names = {!v.totalContacts}</h1>
                <h1 class="slds-text-heading**medium">Message = {!v.message} Id{!recordId}~~</h1>
               <h1 class="slds-text-heading**medium">recordId = {!v.recordId}~~</h1>-->
            <h1 class="slds-text-heading--medium">Older Activities; Events = {!v.totalEvents} Tasks = {!v.totalTasks}</h1>
 
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    </lightning:layoutItem>
        </lightning:layout>
    <!-- / PAGE HEADER -->
 
    <lightning:layout>
<table class="slds-border--left slds-border--top slds-border--right slds-border--bottom slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-table_striped slds-table_cell-buffer">
 
<thead>
        <tr class="slds-text-title_caps">            
            <th scope="col"><div class="slds-truncate" title="Link">Link</div></th>            
            <th scope="col"><div class="slds-truncate" title="Date">Date</div></th>           
            <th scope="col"><div class="slds-truncate" title="Subject">Subject</div></th>
        </tr>
     </thead>
 
  <tbody>
 
      <h1 class="slds-text-heading--medium">#Events = {!v.totalEvents}</h1>
                <aura:iteration  items="{!v.theEventList}" var="varEvent">
        <c:ArchivedEventItem theEvent="{!varEvent}"/>
                </aura:iteration>
  </tbody>
   
<tbody>
       <h1 class="slds-text-heading--medium">#Tasks = {!v.totalTasks}</h1>   
      <aura:iteration  items="{!v.theTaskList}" var="varTask">
        <c:ArchivedTaskItem theTask="{!varTask}"/>
                </aura:iteration>
    
 
  </tbody>
   
</table>
  
  
    </lightning:layout>
</aura:component>
 
ArchivedEventsController.js
 
({
                doInit : function(component, event, helper) {
        
        helper.loadEvents(component);
        helper.loadTasks(component);
       
       
                },
})
 
ArchivedEventsHelper.js
 
 
({
                loadEvents : function(cmp) {
       //var baseURL  = cmp.get("c.getURL");
       //baseURL = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm();
      
      
       cmp.message = 'Hello';
       var recId = cmp.get("v.recordId");
       console.log('loadEvents recId = '+recId);
       
       
       if (recId) {
           var theAction = cmp.get("c.getArchivedEvents");
           theAction.setParams({
                "theContactId": recId
            });
            console.log('action set callback recId = '+recId);
          
           theAction.setCallback(this, function(response) {
              
               var state = response.getState();
               if (state === "SUCCESS") {
                   cmp.set("v.theEventList", response.getReturnValue());
                   //this.updateTotal(cmp);
                   cmp.set("v.totalEvents", response.getReturnValue().length);
                   console.log('success '+response.getReturnValue().length);
               }
               else {
                   console.log("Failed with state: " + state);                 
               }//endif
 
              
            });//theAction.setCallback
            $A.enqueueAction(theAction);
          
        }//if (recID)
           
        
    },//loadEvents
   
    loadTasks : function(cmp) {
       //var baseURL  = cmp.get("c.getURL");
       //baseURL = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm();
      
      
       cmp.message = 'Hello';
       var recId = cmp.get("v.recordId");
       //console.log('loadTasks recId = '+recId);
       
       
       if (recId) {
           var theAction = cmp.get("c.getArchivedTasks");
           theAction.setParams({
                "theContactId": recId
            });
            console.log('action set callback recId = '+recId);
          
           theAction.setCallback(this, function(response) {
              
               var state = response.getState();
               if (state === "SUCCESS") {
                   cmp.set("v.theTaskList", response.getReturnValue());
                   //this.updateTotal(cmp);
                   cmp.set("v.totalTasks", response.getReturnValue().length);
                   //console.log('success '+response.getReturnValue().length);
               }
               else {
                   console.log("Failed with state: " + state);                 
               }//endif
 
              
            });//theAction.setCallback
            $A.enqueueAction(theAction);
          
        }//if (recID)
           
       
    },//loadTasks
    
      
})
 
ArchivedEventItem.cmp
 
<aura:component>
   
    <aura:attribute name="theEvent" type="Event"/>
    <aura:attribute name="message" type="String" default="nothing"/>
   
    <!-- case sensitive names!!!-->
   
      <tr data-label="events">
 
  <td data-label="Id">
      <div class="slds-truncate" title="Id"><a class="slds-text-link" href="{!'/apex/Classic_Event?id='+v.theEvent.Id}">{!v.theEvent.Id}</a>
            </div>
      </td>
         
      <td data-label="Date">
        <div class="slds-truncate" title="Date">{!v.theEvent.ActivityDate}
            </div>
      </td>
      
          <!--<div class="slds-col" ><a class="slds-text-link" href="{!'/lightning/r/Asset/'+v.theAssetItem.Id+'/view'}">{!v.theAssetItem.Name}</a></div>
-->
         
                                <th scope="row" data-label="Subject">
            <div class="slds-truncate" title="Subject">{!v.theEvent.Subject}
           
            </div>
      </th>
 
  
    </tr>
 
</aura:component>
 
ArchivedTaskItem.cmp
 
 
<aura:component>
   
    <aura:attribute name="theTask" type="Task"/>
    <aura:attribute name="message" type="String" default="nothing"/>
   
    <!-- case sensitive names!!!-->
   
      <tr data-label="tasks">
 
  <td data-label="Id">
      <div class="slds-truncate" title="Id"><a class="slds-text-link" href="{!'/apex/Classic_Task?id='+v.theTask.Id}">{!v.theTask.Id}</a>
            </div>
      </td>
         
      <td data-label="Date">
        <div class="slds-truncate" title="Date">{!v.theTask.ActivityDate}
            </div>
      </td>
         
                                <th scope="row" data-label="Subject">
            <div class="slds-truncate" title="Subject">{!v.theTask.Subject}
           
            </div>
      </th>
 
  
    </tr>
 
</aura:component>
 
harnessApp.app
 
<aura:application access="GLOBAL" extends="force:slds">
          <c:ArchivedEvents recordId="0038E00000OE4JJQA1"/>
</aura:application>
 
Classic_Task.vfp
 
<apex:page standardController="Task">
    <apex:detail />
</apex:page>
 
Classic_Event.vfp
 
<apex:page standardController="Event">
    <apex:detail />
</apex:page>