Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward I and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham School
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War Memorial
- Constantius Chlorus
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Leeman