Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mary Ward
- Fairfax House
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Castle Museum
- New Earswick