Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Art Gallery
- Bone Trial Piece
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Observatory
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Wilfrid
- New Shopping Centres
- A Pipkin
- Sixties York
- The Black Death
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fairfax House
- Olive Oil Container
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Castle