Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Guy Fawkes
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Coat of Arms
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Basilica
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate