Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Military Belt Fitting
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Guildhall
- Bronze weights
- King Edward III and York
- Barley Hall
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Water Lanes
- The York Hoard
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The First Minster