Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Bombed
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Castle Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The New Theatre
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Railway Station
- A New University