Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Castle
- York Castle Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fire in the Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Sixties York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Dick Turpin
- Crest of York St John College
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze weights
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre