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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward
- York Central Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Assembly Rooms
- The 1190 Massacre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Victoria Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fire in the Minster
- George Leeman
- The Council of Arles