Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree Park
- The Retreat
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Mansion House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of an Athlete