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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Second World War York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Walk
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Basilica
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Prisons
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill