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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Central Library
- The 1190 Massacre
- The End of the Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Shambles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Hospitium
- New Earswick
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A Pipkin