Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree Park
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Helen
- Fairfax House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Hoard
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Water Lanes
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Minster Library
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Daniel Defoe's York