Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Sixties York
- Barley Hall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- John Carr - Architect
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Council of Arles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- View from Station Rise
- The Crossed Keys Symbol