Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York Central Library
- Sixties York
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Olave
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Guy Fawkes
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Prisons
- York Bombed
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Walk
- Plum Cakes for Christmas