Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Richard III and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of the God Mars
- Water Lanes