Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Monk Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Black Death
- William Etty, Artist
- A New Walk
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War Memorial
- New Shopping Centres
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'