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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Minster
- The Basilica
- The Hospitium
- A Pipkin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of the Standard