Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Micklegate Bar
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers