Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- The County Court House
- George Leeman
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Airfield
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- View from Station Rise
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The White Rose of York