Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Crux's Church
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Transport Moves On
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Holocaust
- Dick Turpin
- Minster Library
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward I and York
- The Bar Convent
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Is York Cursed?