Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Dick Turpin
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Crest of York St John College
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St William's Shrine
- Alcuin of York