Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- De Grey Rooms
- Lendal Bridge
- The First Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Bombed
- The Victorian Prison Building