Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Treasurer's House
- Viking Coins
- Dick Turpin
- The Female Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Hospitium
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning