Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Roman Fortress
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham School
- Fishergate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York and the Holocaust
- Royal Station Hotel
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Olave
- Mary Ward