Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The New Theatre
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- Dick Turpin
- York Bombed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)