Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Cawood Sword
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Female Prison
- A New University
- The Shambles
- View from Station Rise
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- A Pipkin
- Treasurer's House