Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Castle Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barker Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mary Ward
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Helmet
- The Guildhall
- Viking Coins