Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The York Observatory
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mary Ward
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Female Prison
- King's Manor - Victorian