Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham School
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward I and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar