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 Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Stonegate
- Fairfax House
- Viking Coins
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Silk Cap
- Archbishop Scrope Executed