Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- Roman Head Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Judges Lodging
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Rowntree Park
- The York Hoard
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Minster
- York Garrison
- Mithras and Arimanius