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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Boot
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St William's Shrine
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- John Carr - Architect
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Guildhall
- New Shopping Centres
- The Roman Fortress
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa