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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of an Athlete
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- George Leeman
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior