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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The New Theatre
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Is York Cursed?
- Mary Ward
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Mansion House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- William Etty, Artist
- The Black Death
- Cumberland House, King's Staith