Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Clifford's Tower
- A Pipkin
- York and the Holocaust
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman House