Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Coins
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barker Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- View from Station Rise
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Queen Margaret's Arch