Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Olave
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Crux's Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New Walk
- Jubbergate
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Transport Moves On