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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Union Gas Works
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Basilica
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Cross
- The Abbot's House
- Stonegate
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The First Railway Station
- New Shopping Centres
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Carving