Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Red Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Barker Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Monk Bar
- The Greyfriars
- Crest of York St John College