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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Lendal Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman Castle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Olave
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- Treasurer's House
- The York Helmet
- The Hospitium
- John Carr - Architect