Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Airfield
- The Red Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of an Athlete
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Greyfriars
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster