Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Vikings and Christianity
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Mystery Plays
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Railway Institute
- William Etty, Artist
- York Garrison
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Castle
- Fishergate Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Crux's Church
- The Black Death
- Jubbergate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St William's Shrine