Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Coins
- Second World War York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Walk
- Barker Tower
- The Mansion House
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Mystery Plays
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works