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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham School
- The End of the Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The 1190 Massacre
- The White Rose of York
- Lendal Tower
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy