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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- New Earswick
- Gold Finger Ring
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Barley Hall
- Holy Trinity Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- John Carr - Architect
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's Airfield
- St Crux's Church