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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Dick Turpin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Male Grooming
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Shambles
- Water Lanes
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Hospitium
- Industrial Upheaval