Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Bombed
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Coins
- The Medieval Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Abbot's House
- A New Walk
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St William's Shrine
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Scarborough Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Olave
- Mary Ward