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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Cross
- The Medieval Minster
- Mary Ward
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The White Rose of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The County Court House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward II and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's first historian: Francis Drake