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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Mansion House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Minster Library
- Fairfax House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Cawood Sword
- King Edward I and York
- Lendal Bridge
- The County Court House
- Viking Boot
- St Crux's Church
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Male Grooming
- William Etty, Artist