Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Military Belt Fitting
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Red Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward III and York
- The York Helmet
- Micklegate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Alcuin of York
- The York Hoard