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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Mansion House
- King Richard II and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham School
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Micklegate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- Second World War York