Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Treasurer's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward I and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The York Observatory
- The Hospitium
- The White Rose of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Multangular Tower