Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Crest of York St John College
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist
- The Retreat
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham School