Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Fairfax House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Our Lady's Row
- Guy Fawkes
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Bridge
- The 1190 Massacre
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Guildhall
- 62 Low Petergate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Walmgate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Basilica