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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Central Library
- John Carr - Architect
- The Mansion House
- A New University
- The End of the Abbey
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Stonegate
- The York Hoard
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Abbot's House
- The Railway Institute