Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Mansion House
- The York Helmet
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inscription to Hecules
- Alcuin of York
- York's Airfield
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The George Fox Incident
- Minster Library
- Micklegate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Monk Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham