Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Retreat
- The Greyfriars
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Victoria Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Boot