Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Crest of York St John College
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A Pipkin
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat