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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Central Library
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Carving
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- William Etty, Artist
- Norman Window Frame
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Shopping Centres
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Crest of York St John College