Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mary Ward
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Olive Oil Container
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Garrison
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House