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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Norman House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Judges Lodging
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The New Theatre
- Barley Hall
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Black Death
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Council of Arles