Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Council of Arles
- York Bombed
- The Norman House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Black Death
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mystery Plays
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Cawood Sword