Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Cawood Sword
- The First Minster
- Water Lanes
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Hoard
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman House
- Fairfax House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Retreat
- The Mystery Plays
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward III and York