Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The First Minster
- Stonegate
- Judges Lodging
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Central Library
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mystery Plays
- The Multangular Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning