Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Richard III and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Arm Ring
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- The Multangular Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Amber Bead Workshop