Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Coins
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Tower
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mystery Plays
- York Garrison
- Guy Fawkes
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Sixties York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop