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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- New Earswick
- George Leeman
- Victoria Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Boot
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Garrison
- Dick Turpin
- A New University
- Second World War York
- Bootham School
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Cawood Sword