Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Minster
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The New Theatre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in Viking Times
- View from Station Rise
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Art Gallery
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fire in the Minster