Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Monk Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Union Gas Works
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Sixties York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of an Athlete
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Barker Tower
- Lendal Bridge