Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The County Court House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New University
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Vikings and Christianity
- Norman Window Frame