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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- Teaching the Poor
- Dick Turpin
- The Guildhall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Judges Lodging
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Victoria Bar
- Mary Ward