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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Hospitium
- Industrial Upheaval
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The New Theatre
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- Barker Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- St Columba's United Reformed Church