Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze weights
- Viking Coins
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Union Gas Works
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Airfield
- St William's Shrine
- Second World War York
- Statue of an Athlete