Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Castle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Teaching the Poor
- Sixties York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Clifford's Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 19th Century