Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Edward II and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Female Prison
- A Pipkin
- Is York Cursed?
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Our Lady's Row
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York St John in the 20th Century