Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman Minster
- The New Theatre
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Coins
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Treasurer's House