Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- New Earswick
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Barley Hall
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Observatory
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Basilica
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Central Library
- St William's Shrine
- The Shambles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Crux's Church