Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Carving
- Industrial Upheaval
- William Etty, Artist
- King Richard II and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The 1190 Massacre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Chimney Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- Eric Bloodaxe