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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Castle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Art Gallery
- Alcuin of York
- View from Station Rise
- Industrial Upheaval
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Bar Convent
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior