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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- The Roman Fortress
- The Retreat
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Cross
- Norman Window Frame
- A New Vision For York
- The Female Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jubbergate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze weights
- King Richard II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Basilica
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Medieval Minster