Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Guildhall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Union Gas Works
- York Bombed
- The Multangular Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The End of the Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- John Carr - Architect
- The Mansion House