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 Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Castle Museum
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Silver Strap Ends
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Carving
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Coins
- York Union Gas Works