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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Black Death
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Cross
- The Medieval Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- A New Walk
- Bootham School
- Crest of York St John College
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Industrial Upheaval
- Guy Fawkes
- The New Theatre
- Fishergate Bar