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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- Our Lady's Row
- The Cawood Sword
- Cinema Comes to York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Mystery Plays
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York in the fifteenth Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Alcuin of York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Retreat
- King Edward II and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate