Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Feeding Roman York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The York Hoard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- The Retreat
- Bone Trial Piece
- The First Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription to Hecules
- First World War York
- Crest of York St John College
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York