Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Crux's Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Basilica
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of the God Mars
- Statue of an Athlete
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor - Victorian