Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New University
- Statue of Napoleon
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Helen
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward I and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in Viking Times