Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Rowntree Park
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- The Mansion House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze weights
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Central Library
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue