Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- William Etty, Artist
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Garrison
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The County Court House
- St Crux's Church
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station