Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Lendal Tower
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- King Edward III and York
- The Mansion House
- Olive Oil Container
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Garrison
- Norman Window Frame
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- John Carr - Architect
- York's first historian: Francis Drake