Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze weights
- Gold Arm Ring
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New University
- New Shopping Centres
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Art Gallery
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Middleham Jewel
- Silver Strap Ends
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate