Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Ouse Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Debtors' Prison
- Margaret Clitherow
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Micklegate Bar
- Stonegate
- The Cawood Sword
- The Greyfriars
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Red Tower