Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Crest of York St John College
- Minster Library
- The Railway Institute
- The George Fox Incident
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Constantius Chlorus
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street