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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- A New Vision For York
- The New Theatre
- Judges Lodging
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Shambles
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas