Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Castle
- The Female Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The New Theatre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mansion House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward III and York
- John Carr - Architect