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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Shambles
- King Edward II and York
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- 62 Low Petergate
- Second World War York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The First Minster
- The York Hoard
- York Central Library
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Art Gallery
- The Red Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard