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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- George Leeman
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- The End of the Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Feeding Roman York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries