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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Guildhall
- View from Station Rise
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Minster Library
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Carving
- Eric Bloodaxe