Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War Memorial
- The Mystery Plays
- The 1190 Massacre
- The White Rose of York
- The Hospitium
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze weights
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Crest of York St John College
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers