Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Silk Cap
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham School
- Roman Gods and Goddesses