Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Coins
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Cinema Comes to York
- First World War York
- The First Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Columba's United Reformed Church