Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Olave
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The White Rose of York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- York Railway Station
- Feeding Roman York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Debtors' Prison