Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Dick Turpin
- The Battle of the Standard
- Micklegate Bar
- York Bombed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- William Etty, Artist
- Monk Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard III and York
- York Garrison