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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Shambles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Guildhall
- York Railway Station
- First World War York
- John Carr - Architect
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward III and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa