Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Bombed