Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New University
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- View from Station Rise
- Olive Oil Container
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Helmet
- The Minster after the Reformation