Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Middleham Jewel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New University
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- New Earswick