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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- The Red Tower
- The Shambles
- Second World War York
- Alcuin of York
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Carving
- Judges Lodging
- Vale of York Viking Hoard