Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- Micklegate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fairfax House