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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- The York Helmet
- Statue of Napoleon
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Our Lady's Row
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Olive Oil Container
- Feeding Roman York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Hospitium
- 62 Low Petergate
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Garrison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Lendal Tower