Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze weights
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The New Theatre
- Fishergate Bar
- The Medieval Castle