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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Alcuin of York
- Gold Arm Ring
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Victoria Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Guy Fawkes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Stonegate
- Medieval Prisons