Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Prisons
- Barker Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Olave
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- William Etty, Artist