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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- Walmgate Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The White Rose of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway Institute
- The New Theatre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel