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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Victoria Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Coins
- York in the fifteenth Century
- William Etty, Artist
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Horn of Ulf
- First World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Vision For York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse