Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- The Debtors' Prison
- Sixties York
- The Greyfriars
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham School
- Rowntree Park
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New University
- Treasurer's House
- Our Lady's Row