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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Retreat
- De Grey Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Fire in the Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Coins
- York Bombed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf