Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Silk Cap
- First World War York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham School
- Treasurer's House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of the God Mars
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Feeding Roman York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham