Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Transport Moves On
- York Art Gallery
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Stonegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The County Court House
- Lendal Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- York Bombed
- York Central Library
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Pilgrimage of Grace