Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Railway Station
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Retreat
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Central Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Garrison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid