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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The Mansion House
- The York Helmet
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The New Theatre
- Bootham School
- Lendal Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway