Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Barley Hall
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Observatory
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A Pipkin
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison
- First World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen