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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- George Leeman
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ripon College for Women
- The Basilica
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New Walk
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Constantius Chlorus
- Gold Arm Ring
- Olive Oil Container
- King Edward II and York