Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The New Theatre
- A New Walk
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Medieval Castle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- George Leeman
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham School
- Viking Silk Cap
- 62 Low Petergate