Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Norman Window Frame
- York Castle Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Micklegate Bar
- York Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Coins
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Hospitium
- First World War Memorial