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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Crux's Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- The Norman Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of the God Mars
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of an Athlete
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The George Fox Incident