Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Bombed
- Barker Tower
- The Norman Minster
- King Richard II and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fire in the Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Castle Museum
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Alcuin of York