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 Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Central Library
- Stonegate
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ouse Bridge
- Second World War York
- The Red Tower
- Victoria Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Guy Fawkes
- Is York Cursed?
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Boot
- The 1190 Massacre