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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Basilica
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree Park
- The Railway Institute
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Red Tower
- Transport Moves On
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Assembly Rooms
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Medieval Synagogue