Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Olave
- Rowntree Park
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Abbot's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- The End of the Abbey
- Fairfax House
- Eric Bloodaxe