Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Castle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Bar
- The Council of Arles
- Minster Library
- Lendal Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ripon College for Women
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House