Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze weights
- Minster Library
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bone Trial Piece
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- The New Theatre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Carving
- Judges Lodging