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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- Second World War York
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway Institute
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Monk Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Union Gas Works
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Multangular Tower
- The Black Death