Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Victoria Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Retreat
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Water Lanes
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Observatory
- Judges Lodging
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries