Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Helmet
- Monk Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Castle
- York Bombed
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Guildhall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ouse Bridge