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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of an Athlete
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Castle
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward II and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Carving
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Hospitium
- A New Walk
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mary Ward
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- The Cawood Sword