Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Garrison
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward II and York