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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward III and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- William Etty, Artist
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham Bar
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- The Mystery Plays
- The Assembly Rooms