Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- First World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham School
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Holocaust
- Vikings and Christianity
- Industrial Upheaval
- New Shopping Centres
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward II and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church