Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Female Prison
- Lendal Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- The Cawood Sword
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Transport Moves On
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Railway Station