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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Roman Head Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- Victoria Bar
- Fairfax House
- Micklegate Bar
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- The Shambles
- Industrial Upheaval
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fire in the Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries