Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Castle
- Second World War York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Shopping Centres
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- 62 Low Petergate
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom