Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Second World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Carving
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Hospitium
- Lendal Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree Park
- The Female Prison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Minster
- Transport Moves On
- Eric Bloodaxe
- First World War Memorial
- Skeldergate Bridge