Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- York Union Gas Works
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Helen
- Monk Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum
- Fishergate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- St William's Shrine
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard III and York