Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- York Art Gallery
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Cawood Sword
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in the 20th Century