Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Coins
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Scarborough Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Cross
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Council of Arles
- York Castle Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging