Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The End of the Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Feeding Roman York
- The White Rose of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- First World War Memorial
- Crest of York St John College
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop