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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway Institute
- King Richard III and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Cross
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters