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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Castle
- The Mansion House
- The Roman Fortress
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)