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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Ouse Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Micklegate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Richard III and York
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Garrison
- Viking Male Grooming