Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Treasurer's House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Coat of Arms
- Statue of the God Mars
- De Grey Rooms
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Pilgrimage of Grace