Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- George Leeman
- Olive Oil Container
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Monk Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Earswick
- King Richard III and York