Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Guildhall
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- John Carr - Architect
- St Crux's Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Bar Convent
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Silver Strap Ends
- Water Lanes
- Fishergate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom