Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Is York Cursed?
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Cross
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The End of the Abbey
- Fairfax House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva