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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mary Ward
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway Institute
- De Grey Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- Stonegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Greyfriars
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Gods and Goddesses