Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- The End of the Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War York
- Anglian Cross
- New Earswick
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mystery Plays