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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Basilica
- The County Court House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of the Standard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Barley Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Boot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Castle Museum
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of an Athlete