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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Silver Strap Ends
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Retreat
- View from Station Rise
- The First Minster
- Fairfax House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barker Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Monk Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Castle
- 62 Low Petergate