Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barley Hall
- First World War York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The New Theatre
- York Garrison
- Water Lanes