Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- The Mansion House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Our Lady's Row
- Jubbergate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Female Prison
- York Garrison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed