Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Castle
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Central Library
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The County Court House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Boot
- The Mystery Plays