Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Shopping Centres
- Fire in the Minster
- York Art Gallery
- The End of the Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Second World War York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Hospitium
- The Greyfriars
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Victorian Prison Building