Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Barker Tower
- New Earswick
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Debtors' Prison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- De Grey Rooms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- John Carr - Architect