Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Monk Bar
- The Mansion House
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- Judges Lodging
- Fishergate Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- View from Station Rise
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Red Tower
- York Railway Station