Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Mary Ward
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Coins
- The Horn of Ulf
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Queen Margaret's Arch