Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Jubbergate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Victoria Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Teaching the Poor
- New Earswick
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Abbot's House
- The York Observatory
- Ripon College for Women