Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Guildhall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fire in the Minster