Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Earswick
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Alcuin of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The First Railway Station
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Daniel Defoe's York