Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Helmet
- First World War Memorial
- The Horn of Ulf
- Mary Ward
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Battle of the Standard
- Teaching the Poor
- The First Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Edward II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Judges Lodging
- York in the fifteenth Century