Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Airfield
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Silk Cap
- A Pipkin
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Coat of Arms
- Transport Moves On
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Victoria Bar
- The Abbot's House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Daniel Defoe's York