Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York Bombed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Garrison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters