Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Male Grooming
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- George Leeman
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Gold Finger Ring
- Middleham Jewel
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward
- Barley Hall
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church