Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A Pipkin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Helmet
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- Stonegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church