Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Crest of York St John College
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Richard II and York
- York's Airfield
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Black Death
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fairfax House
- The Basilica
- 62 Low Petergate