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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze weights
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Retreat
- William Etty, Artist
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New Walk
- Gold Finger Ring
- Royal Station Hotel