Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Teaching the Poor
- The Battle of the Standard
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Yorkshire Museum
- Minster Library
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Norman Castle
- George Leeman
- Our Lady's Row
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid