Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's Airfield
- The Retreat
- King Edward I and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Stonegate
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- Eric Bloodaxe