Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze weights
- The Red Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York
- Sixties York
- Stonegate
- William Etty, Artist
- Alcuin of York
- The York Hoard
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward I and York