Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fairfax House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Teaching the Poor
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'