Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Retreat
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Boot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fairfax House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Victoria Bar