Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- Stonegate
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bone Trial Piece
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze weights
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cinema Comes to York