Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Ripon College for Women
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward I and York
- Micklegate Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Lendal Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The First Minster
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers