Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The First Railway Station
- Stonegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fairfax House
- York Art Gallery
- The New Theatre
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Edward III and York
- The York Observatory
- The Norman House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers