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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Monk Bar
- The County Court House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The New Theatre
- Transport Moves On
- Lendal Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Central Library
- The Guildhall
- Minster Library
- King Edward I and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Crux's Church
- Gold Finger Ring