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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Scarborough Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Cross
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Abbot's House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of an Athlete
- Sixties York
- King Edward I and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Hoard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward II and York
- Roman Chimney Pot