Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Barker Tower
- Mary Ward
- Barley Hall
- A New University
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- The First Railway Station
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Lendal Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower