Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- George Leeman
- Teaching the Poor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Bombed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Union Gas Works
- Cinema Comes to York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York