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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Military Belt Fitting
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Mary Ward
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- Olive Oil Container
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- The Greyfriars