Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Olive Oil Container
- The Female Prison
- The Red Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Judges Lodging
- The First Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid