Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St William's Shrine
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- St Crux's Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bone Trial Piece