Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Carving
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Boot
- The Shambles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Cawood Sword
- 62 Low Petergate
- Queen Margaret's Arch