Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fire in the Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New Walk
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Norman Minster
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Guildhall
- The Basilica
- Archbishop Scrope Executed