Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- A New Walk
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The First Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway Institute
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century