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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Barker Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Alcuin of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Mary Ward
- Our Lady's Row
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Bar