Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Medieval Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Guildhall
- The Basilica
- The York Hoard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Coins
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Helmet