Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Olave
- Lendal Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Minster
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Crest of York St John College
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Holocaust
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mary Ward
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'