Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Observatory
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Silk Cap
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Assembly Rooms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Abbot's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham School
- The Battle of the Standard