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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Minster
- George Leeman
- Dick Turpin
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Head Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward I and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- 62 Low Petergate