Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Treasurer's House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Battle of the Standard
- Guy Fawkes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Black Death
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Micklegate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate