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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Ripon College for Women
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Dick Turpin
- Victoria Bar
- First World War York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Feeding Roman York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Basilica
- Anglian Cross
- Vikings and Christianity
- The White Rose of York
- York Castle Museum
- First World War Memorial
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre