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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Observatory
- York Central Library
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham School
- The Retreat
- The First Railway Station
- New Earswick
- Cinema Comes to York
- Dick Turpin
- The York Helmet
- The Horn of Ulf
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York