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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Fairfax House
- The Abbot's House
- Crest of York St John College
- Dick Turpin
- A New Walk
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Transport Moves On
- Lendal Tower
- York Bombed
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of an Athlete