Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Second World War York
- A Pipkin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Helen
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Guy Fawkes
- York Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree Park
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle