Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- The First Minster
- New Earswick
- Transport Moves On
- St Crux's Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Multangular Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- William Etty, Artist