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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Alcuin of York
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Guy Fawkes
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fairfax House
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Water Lanes
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Helen