Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Finger Ring
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Helmet
- York and the Holocaust
- Sixties York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barker Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Carving